Finally!!!!!!!!
Are you ready, Sisters? Do you hear me cheering?? I have never been more excited about doing this.
I am on the verge of doing about 10 backward flips on my hardwoods. I said on the verge. Not quite doing it. Well, I’m doing it in my heart. That counts for a lot around here.
SO LET’S DO THIS THING! Now, promise me this! Promise me you will read this entire post before you leave a single comment. I know you’re about to burst and I am, too, and, for that reason, I’ll keep it as short as possible. It’s so important that we get our ground rules firmly established so that we’ll have a fabulous experience. Remember, hundreds of our participants this time around are brand new so let’s make sure everybody’s on the same page.
A few things you absolutely MUST KNOW:
*Your comment to this post is your official registration onto the team. Everybody starts at Verse 1 no matter when they begin the process. (Word gets around and we often still have people joining in with us even in March and April. We don’t mind how late they begin as long as they can catch up, memorize their verses, and document each one of them on the proper post as an official participant.) This launch post will remain right here in this January 1st 2013 slot all year long and each new person will need to make her first entry here. This is how we track who signed up when we get to the end of the year and it’s party time.
*Your comment must be strictly limited to the following 5 pieces of information: name, city, verse, reference, translation. I’ll say it slower now for those brand new to the process:
Your name (or first name if you prefer), city. Your verse for that two-week period written all the way out, the reference for it (where it is found in the Bible: Book, chapter, verse) AND the *translation you’ve taken it from.
(*For instance, is the Bible you’ve pulled the passage from a KJV, an NAS, HCSB, NIV or NLT? Or is it The NET Bible, The Message or another similar version? The translation almost always appears on the outside spine of a Bible. If not, you will find it on the first few pages. If you’re looking on line, you’ll get an option to choose a translation. Do so as it speaks most clearly to you. We aren’t fussing over translations here in our memory work. You also do not need to stick with one version throughout.)
Just those 5 pieces of information! They will comprise every comment to this post. And the moment you start scrolling through all of them, you’ll see why. Page after page after page after page of Scripture and each one telling a reader exactly where to find it. It is the most powerful sight to behold. This invites people who are not participating in the memory work to reap tremendous benefits by just reading the comments and taking strength from verses they may not have known existed. This way it has the potential to bless our whole community or any weary visitor to our blog. I’ve been in crises before and gotten on the comment pages and scrolled from Scripture to Scripture and practically wept with relief and fresh courage or revelation. That’s why it’s best to keep the SSMT comments as succinct as possible. If you’ve got an exclamation in you that you just can’t hold back, you can occasionally make the briefest comment like, “I really need this one!” or “I’m sharing so-and-so’s verse” but, please, no more than that.
Comments other than the verse-entries on the 1st and 15th of each month can’t be approved. I’m so sorry and I hope you’ll understand. Thousands of us will be doing this together so the moderation process is monumental from the administrative side. The verses will be all Lindsee and I can handle in the comments for our two SSMT days per month. Keep in mind: NONE OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS PERTAIN TO THE OTHER BLOG POSTS HERE AT LPM. We will be completely free to do our regular thing on all other posts! The really stringent rules are only for the 1st and 15th of each month in 2013 and in reference to Siesta Scripture Memory Team. I hope that makes sense!
*Your comment may take 24 hours to get moderated (or posted if you’re new to the blog process) and sometimes a bit longer if it falls over a weekend. We try our hardest to stay up with it but on those days when 500+ come in at once, it’s quite a task! But we love it! It just requires a little patience on all sides! Before you assume that your entry somehow vanished and you’re tempted to write it again, give it one full day and see if it shows up. Keep track of what time you posted it and double check the comments around that same time. The accidental repeats make it much harder to track participation through the course of the year so always double check. If you don’t find it a day later, by all means, post it again!
*Remember that you get to choose your own verse! That’s really important! The ease with which you can memorize a verse is greatly impacted by how much it means to you. The more you need it or want it, the more you’ll absorb it. If you come up dry at times, no problem! You can either share my verse or another in the comment line that really speaks to you.
*PRAY that God will bless you in this endeavor and will enable you to memorize His Word! Ask continually throughout the entire year! When I get stuck and frustrated that I can’t get my words in order, if I’ll stop what I’m doing and ask God to supernaturally infuse me and help me to concentrate, you would not believe how quickly a breakthrough will come.
Are you about to stuff a sock in my mouth?? I’m about 2 seconds from stuffing one in my own mouth. Melissa gave me two new pair of boot socks for Christmas so at least I have fresh choices.
All right, already! Here goes mine! In honor of our process ahead and how willing the Holy Spirit is to help us…
Beth from Houston Texas, But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26 NIV84
Here’s one more alternative if you’ve never memorized it for a new year! I just love it for January 1st:
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
May God’s grace abound to you, Sweet Thing. WELCOME! We have such a fabulous challenge ahead of us. GOD, GRANT US YOUR GOOD FAVOR!
So…what are you waiting for??? SIGN IN WITH VERSE ONE!
PS. I thought you guys might find it a bit amusing that I brought in the first 300 comments in the CAR on the way to the airport to catch my Atlanta flight for Passion 2013. Laughing. You keep your blog mama busy. I love you so!
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Amber, Castle Rock, CO
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Rozanne, Leawood, Ks
Luke 22:31-32 NIV “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
Judith Kingsburg CA
Isaiah 43b (KJV)
“I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.”
Jennifer, Oak Ridge, MO
The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. Psalm 138:8 (KJV)
Dallas from Charleston,SC
Psalm 143:8 (NIV)
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in You.
Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
Psalm 65:11 (NKJV) “You crown the year with your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.”
Sarah Robinson; Eureka, CA
Isaiah 40:9 (NIV)
You who bring good tiding to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!”
Tracy McCutchan Allison Park, PA
1 Chronicles 28:9 (NIV84)
And you, Tracy, acknowledge God and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts.
Ashley, Denver, CO
And so from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Colossians 1:9 ESV
Taylor Lane, Birmingham, AL
“You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways will overflow with abundance.’
Psalm 65:11 NLT
Dee from Florida
“The spirit of the sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkessfrom the prisoners”. Isaiah 61:1 NIV
2nd Corinthians 4:7. “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.”. NKJV
Amanda from Montgomery, AL
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23
“Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19 (HCSB 2009)
Celeste; San Antonio,TX
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares The Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 ESV
Katherine, Amarillo, TX
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. DO not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
John 14:27 NIV
Cindy Hannon, Smithtown, NY ~ 1 Corintians 10:5 “We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowlege of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ” (intentionally!)
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Phil.3.14 KJV
Anya from Norfolk, MA
“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 KJV
Nancy~Meridian, ID
“But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.” Hebrews 10:39 NIV
Amanda, Bedford, TX
“But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”
Matthew 10:30-31 (NKJV)
Anna, Camden, AL
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” Mark 11:24 (NIV)
Tina from Las Vegas, Nevada:
“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength” (Philippians 6:11-13, NIV).
Andrea from Tuscsloosa, AL
“Trust in The Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJ)
Kellen Deau – Kalamazoo, MI
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do no depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. – Proverbs 3:5&6 NLT
Halle Switzer, Huntingburg, IN
He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
Pslams 147:4
Paula from Centennial, Co
New International Version
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
Celeste Francione, Colorado Springs, CO
Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Colossians 3:12, NIV
Halle Switzer, Huntingburg, IN
He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
Pslams 147:4 NKJV
Halle Switzer, Huntingburg, IN
He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
Psalms 147:4 NKJV
Amy Perruso, Brandon, MS
Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. James 1:2-4 HCSB
Paula from Denver, Co
I will instruct you(says the Lord)and guide you along the best pathway for your life;I will advise you and watch your progress. Psalm 32:8 The Living Bible
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Phil. 3.14 KJV
Freeland, MI. A heart at peace gives life to the body. Proverbs 14:30a
From Lancaster, Pennsylvania
“Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress,and for their children it will be a refuge.”
Proverbs 14:26 NIV
Susan Kuruvilla
Katy,TX
By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and by night his song is with me, a prayer to the GOD of my life. Psalm 42:8 ESV
Then I let it all out; I said, “I’ll make a clean breast of my failures to God.”
Suddenly the pressure was gone- my guilt dissolved, my sin disappeared.
Psalm 32:5 The Message
Love this one!!
Nicole from Rancho Cucamonga, CA
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:1-2 (NIV)
Psalm 1:2&3 Esv
But his delight is in the law of the LORD and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in season and its leaf does not wither.
Miranda B. Gordo, Ala. 1 Timothy 6:7-9
“For we have brought nothing into this world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.”
Jessica Coons, Conifer CO
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)
Jessica, I didn’t see your scripture before I posted. It seems that the Lord was leading us down the same path. Stand firm!!
Love this verse! So comforting and encouraging!
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Natalie Kalne, Littleton CO
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28 (NASB)
Ivory from Cheyenne–“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves.” Phil. 2:3
Pam, Wichita Falls,
Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they will pour into your lap. For whatever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt to you in return. Luke 6:38 NASB
“The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Exodus 14:14 NIV
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts over flow with abundance.
Psalm 65:11
Brianne, Ardmore, AL
“She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs with no fear of the future.”
Proverbs 31:25 NLT
Paula Hill from Statesville, NC
“For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him”
Romans 10:12 (NIV)
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid;do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
Jonica, Woodland, IL
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. John 14:15 ESV